knuddeln

See also: knüddeln

German

Etymology

From Central German and (deprecated template usage) [etyl] German Low German dialects; derived from a group of words meaning “knob, knot”. Compare Ripuarian Knöddel (“knot”), Middle Dutch knodde (“knob”). These words belong to the large group of stems related with Knoten (“knot”). The original sense of the verb is “to embrace tightly”; compare English squeeze in the same sense.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈknʊdəln/, [ˈknʊdəln], [ˈknʊdl̩n]

• Audio:

  (file)

Verb

1. to cuddle

Derived terms

• knuddelig

Related terms

• knüddeln
• knutschen
• knautschen

Further reading

• “knuddeln” in Duden online